Board Of Directors
Mr. Ashok V. Hiremath
Mr. Ashok V. Hiremath is the Chairman and Managing Director
of Astec LifeSciences Limited. He brings with him over 30 years
of experience in the Chemical Industry. He has a Masters degree
in Engineering from University of Oxford and a Post Graduate
Diploma in Chemical Engineering from University College,
University of London. He founded Astec LifeSciences Limited in
1994. He has been actively involved in the affairs of the
Company and has played a key role in the growth of the Company.
He was awarded the “Dombivli Giants Award” for Industry in 2008
and the “Udyog Rattan Award” by the Institute of Economic
Studies in 2010.
Dr. P.L.
Tiwari
Dr. P. L. Tiwari has an MBBS and MD (Medicine)
degree from Banaras Hindu University. He is a Member of the
Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP) and
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (FRCP). He is a
practicing cardiologist in Mumbai. He was awarded the UP Ratna
award in January, 1996 by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He
was also awarded the L U Kirpalani Memorial Award for Life Time
Achievement- 2005 by ‘A’ ward Medical Association, Mumbai.
Mr. Laxmikant Kabra
Mr. Laxmikant Kabra, is
an eminent Chartered Accountant. He has over 20 years of
experience in the fields of Income Tax, Company Law, Banking,
Finance etc. During his tenure he has worked with Ficom Organics
Limited and Rishiroop Rubber International Limited for two years
each after which he started his own practice as a Chartered
Accountant in Mumbai under the firm name Laxmikant Kabra & Co.
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Mr. Mohammed Zakir
Mr. Mohammed Zakir has a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical) degree from Bihar Institute of Technology. He brings with him over 35 years of experience in the field of finance and industry. He started his career as a design engineer in Research, Designs and Standards Organization (RDSO), Lucknow, and was Ministry of Railways in 1963, where he worked for more than 10 years in railway equipment design and development. In 1976, he joined Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), Mumbai where he worked for about 24 years at various levels including Chief General Manager. There he was involved in the field of project implementation, monitoring and financing of various projects. He is on our Board since September 2007.
Mr. Sitendu Sharma
Mr. Sitendu Sharma is an eminent Chartered Accountant. He has over 20 years of experience in the area of finance, tax planning, service tax etc. He has been an Independent Director of our Company since September 2007.
Dr. Vinod Malshe
Dr. Vinod Malshe, has a Bachelor of Science (Chemical Technology) degree from Kanpur University and a Master’s of Science (Technology) degree from University of Mumbai. He has also been awarded a PhD in Technology. He brings with him 40 years experience in the chemical industry. He retired from the position of Professor of Paint Technology and Head of the Department of Surface Coatings Technology, University of Mumbai, and Institute of Chemical Technology. He has written two books and published nearly 50 research papers. He was a member of ISI (now BIS) committees and was also one of the interview panelists for promotion, project evaluation, and examiner of PhD thesis of various universities. He has guided 19 PhD and 12 Masters Students. He is on the editorial board of 5 international journals. |
